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Perry vs. Huizenga

POLITICO's Reid Epstein, who combed through Rick Perry's first book this week to find that the governor once diagnosed himself with attention deficit disorder, emails to note another passage from "On My Honor" that looks a little different in the context of the 2012 race:

In a section about a lack of loyalty in contemporary society, Perry bemoans the itinerant nature of professional sports, pointing the finger at H. Wayne Huizenga, a Fort Lauderdale billionaire and major donor to Republican candidates and causes who once owned the Florida Marlins baseball team.

“There is also a sense that the teams and the players use one another for a shot at that one elusive ‘brass ring,’ knowing there is no long-term relationship in the cards,” Perry wrote. “Team owners are not exempt from this lack of loyalty. After the Marlins won the World Series in 1997, the owner engaged in a fire sale, leaving the franchise in shambles (though they managed to recover six years later and win again). It was as if he were saying, ‘I brought you the crown, so enjoy it for the off-season because we're taking this whole thing apart.’”

Huizenga signed on to Mitt Romney's Florida finance team during the 2008 presidential cycle.